Author: Tom Wilson
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Wacky Soapbox Racer, Zeepkist, Receives Huge Workshop Update
The soapbox-racer Zeepkist, by Steelpan Interactive, has received a huge feature update that adds workshop support and the sharing of player-built levels. Zeepkist is a multiplayer-focused soapbox racing game that utilises its physics engine to create emergent wacky fun. It launched into Early Access in January of this year and has since received rave reviews.…
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Relive The ’90s In ‘The Big Con’, Coming Xbox & PC This Summer
Publisher Skybound Games and developer Mighty Yell have announced their 90’s nostalgia-filled adventure game, The Big Con, is coming to Xbox and PC this Summer. The Big Con is a “teenage grifting adventure game” with a focus on that oh-so satisfying nostalgia we all get when we watch 90’s sit-coms and adverts. This is the…
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Defend Your Base In ‘Until We Die’, Coming To Steam This June
Until We Die, the post-apocalyptic strategy game by developer Pixeye Games is coming to Steam this June with a demo available from May 20th. Until We Die is a base defence strategy game with a post-apocalyptic twist. Similar to the Metro series, humanity has been forced underground and now inhabit the dark metro tunnels. Hideous…
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Cosy Life Sim ‘Hokko Life’ Coming To Steam Early Access This June
Team17 and Wonderscope Games have announced that their Animal Crossing-esque community sim, Hokko Life, is finally releasing into Steam Early Access next month. When Animal Crossing: New Horizons launched back in March of 2020, we were all elated. Now, our islands have been abandoned, engulfed by a rapid influx of pesky weeds. So, for all…
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Fantasy RPG, The Hand Of Merlin, Launched Into Early Access Today
Developer Room C Games and indie publisher Versus Evil have finally released their rogue-lite RPG, The Hand of Merlin, onto Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG. The Hand of Merlin is a rogue-lite RPG by developers Room C Games and Croteam. There is some serious star power behind this project with writing duo Jonas Kyratzes (The…
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Pathway Launches Onto The Nintendo Switch Later This Month
Developer Robotality and Publisher Chucklefish have announced that Pathway, their turn-based strategy game about fighting Nazis, is coming to the Nintendo Switch this May. Pathway is a turn-based strategy game that launched way back in 2019. Garnering 74% positive reviews on Steam, a 7/10 from IGN, and a 9/10 from TechRaptor, Pathway went on to…
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Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 Comes To Early Access This Summer
Publisher PQube and developer Agate have announced that the JRPG school simulator Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 will be launching into Steam Early Access this Summer. Launched back in October of 2018, Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story was a school-management game with RPG elements. Players would have to construct and manage their academy, all while nurturing…
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Flowstone Saga, A New JRPG/Puzzle Hybrid, Launches Onto Kickstarter
Impact Gameworks, the folks behind the roguelike JRPG Tangledeep, has launched a Kickstarter for their upcoming game Flowstone Saga. Back in August of 2020, Impact Gameworks launched a Kickstarter project for a game called Puzzle Explorers: A Tangledeep Story. It was set in the same universe as their previous title, Tangledeep, and would feature puzzle-based…
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Resident Evil Village Accused Of Stealing Filmmaker’s Monster Design
Spoiler Alert: There are numerous creature design spoilers for Resident Evil Village within this article. A Dutch filmmaker has accused Capcom of stealing one of his monster designs for their recently released horror title Resident Evil Village. Richard Raaphorst is a Dutch filmmaker best known for directing and writing the 2013 found footage film Frankenstein’s…
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Apple Arcade Exclusive, Lifeslide, Coming To Steam This Year
Lifeslide, the atmospheric paper plane adventure title by developers Dreamteck is finally leaving Apple Arcade and heading over to PC later this year. Lifeslide was a launch title for the Apple Arcade back in September of 2019. After having been on the platform for over two years, the handheld game is finally transitioning to Steam. What…
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Fight Epic Bosses In Surreal Adventure Game, Bygone Dreams
Developed by Prime Time, Bygone Dreams is an upcoming third-person action-adventure title that puts the player in a surreal world against epic bosses. Bygone Dreams is a high-fantasy surreal adventure game centred around a world being devoured by an all-consuming Nightmare. Developed by a new team based in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bygone Dreams aims…
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Hundred Days: Addictive Fun With A Learning Curve – PC Review
I often feel that a prerequisite to becoming a games journalist is being good at video games. I’m sure any journalist worth their salt would say the same. Unfortunately, I find myself in a bit of a predicament. While I am more than capable of picking up a controller and repeatedly hitting the X button,…